Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board January 23, 2010 Group Hike Thru The Alabama Hills

just hit town. it was clear as of the last post location.

Tomcat, I have ur jacket

Hey Carole, you forgot to pick me up

Hey Carole you left me at home. Mike come and get me!!!!!

You guys are parting without me.

I want lots of pictures.

This will be my first group hike. Looking forward to meeting many of you. See you all in the morning, I'll be the one with the big golden doggie.

Dave

OK it's late and I'm still at work... Talk about work getting in the way... Sorry I'll have to miss it tomorrow,

Hi We will miss you .The crew

Hi Quick update 19 great people to feed one great dog at every rest stop, snow was deep and soft at the start and turned into mud near the end of the hike, Perfect conditions . Gigamike said the elevation gain was 4700' or was that the spot elevation?

The best food ever , chili , salad and chicken simple fast and shared.

It think we might have a few pictures!

Thanks everyone that was able to make it under the most stressed weather we have had in years , we wil plan another hike when the snow clears .Doug

Hi Doug, we started at 5,870' and finished at 3,725'(Hostel). Total miles was 10 and the elevation gain was 850'.

(Click on map for large version)

Thanks everyone for a great time. This was a rare opportunity to hike through the snow in the Alabama Hills. Thanks Doug!

A view of the Inyo Mountains from our highpoint


My pictures: Alabama Hills / Thompson Trail - 1.23.10

Agreed, what an awesome day with a great group! Thanks Doug!

Richard, are you going to write the Thompson Trail Trip Report?

Here are some photos from yesterday.







Rest of the photos are here

Here is the full group shot. 20 People, 1 amazing doggie. Please forgive me if I don't get the names correct, but I'm going to try to label clockwise from 12:00 under the photo. Will load more photos - my link on the link site.


Joe,Carole,Doug,Bill (or maybe Bill and Doug?), Stacy, Curt, Mike, Malcomb, David, Marta, James, John, Maureen, Doug, Kevin, Doug Sr., Tracie, Richard, Brandon, Donna, Charlie.

It was a picture perfect day in every way

Hey there, I had a wonderful time with all of you on the group hike. I even think Malcolm the Wonder Dog had a great time too. Here are my pics .

Dave

We love Malcomb!

Good Dog!!!

What a cutie pie face! Nice shot!! Wish I could've been there...

Doug & Doug checking out the conditions on Friday afternoon.



Can you say bluebird? Saturday morning.



Starting "down."



Mike has had enough.



Back in town at sunset.


The rest of my photos.

This was a great time with a really great group of people. Sorry some of the gang were held at home due to the storms.

Some of us a already discussing a walk of the whole Thompson Trail in May. There'll probably still be some snow/ice on the NRT and the "desert" portion shouldn't be too hot, so it will be an interesting mix of terrain.

The May trip idea sounds great!

Thank You Doug Sr. for a great hike! It was good seeing familiar faces and new friends alike....I can't remember seeing such a snow cover in the Alabamas!

Regarding a May Trip: I'm hooked!

Doug Forbes
(The Hedgehog)